Six backpackers have died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol while travelling in Laos, south-east Asia ...

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...

Laos police have taken the owners of Nana Backpackers Hostel in for questioning after Melbourne teens Bianca Jones and Holly ...

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok ...

The Laos government said Saturday it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll ...

A second Australian woman who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, ...

Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.

Various countries have issued health alerts, including the US, warning of potential methanol poisoning via tainted drinks in ...

Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery. It is also known as a party town - a reputation Laos officials have been ...